women and men's programs in these areas are below the norm or expectations for a competitive NCAA Division II athletics program and have a negative impact on student-athlete well-being. These 11 areas are:

  • Equipment and Supplies:
  • Scheduling of Games and Practice Times:
  • Travel and Per Diem Expenses:
  • Housing and Dining Facilities and Services
  • Nutritional Support:
  • Administrative Support Services:
  • Academic Tutoring:
  • Publicity and Promotional Support:
  • Medical, Athletic Training Services and Conditioning Services:
  • Strength and Conditioning:
  • Athletics Facilities:

In the other two programmatic areas, it appears that treatment or services provided to women student-athletes may not be equitable with those provided to the men. These areas are outlined below:

• Recruiting:

Kentucky State does not currently have a written Recruiting Policy that addresses recruiting activities such as geographical limitations, off-campus visits and official on-campus visits. In the 2022-23 EADA Report filed by Kentucky State University there were no expenditures allocated to recruiting for both the men's and women's sports programs. It appears that head coaches request funds to utilize in their recruiting activities with final approval for funding at the discretion of the Director of Athletics.

While there are concerns specific to the lack of funds allocated for recruiting activities from the institutional subsidy for both the men's and women's sports programs it appears that funds from a sports program's gift accounts are often used in recruiting. This practice and the lack of written policies on gift account spending can create inequities in recruiting for the underrepresented gender.

  • Opportunity to Receive Coaching and the Assignment and Compensation of Coaches: In looking at the total of head coach positions there were 14 head coaching positions for men's and women's teams. Out of the 14 head coaching positions there were 12 male head coaches (86%) compared to two (14%) female head coaches.

Given the low number of women in head coaching positions it appears there is a gender imbalance in head coaching positions. Student-athletes may be left with the viewpoint that female coaches are not as qualified as males to coach male or female athletes or be

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